There were 15 tropical storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. First there was Alex Jan. 12, and lastly came Otto at the end of November.

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We had five fish storms, which are tropical systems that stay out in open waters: Fiona, Gaston, Ian, Karl and Lisa. Five systems had U.S. impacts: Bonnie, Colin, Hermine, Julia and Matthew.

Alex hit the Azores, Danielle hit Mexico and Earl impacted Belize and Mexico. Nicole hit Bermuda while Otto made landfall the farthest south ever in the Atlantic Basin.

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Colin was the third earliest storm in the Atlantic Basin, forming June 5. Danielle was the fourth earliest tropical storm, forming June 20. Otto was the latest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin when it moved onshore Nov. 24.

There were no July storms!

Matthew was the strongest hurricane this season, reaching Category 5 status with 160 mph winds. Matthew made landfall over the west portion of Haiti and the east tip of Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane. The mountains caused Matthew to diminish to a Category 3 hurricane, but restrengthening occurred over the warm waters of the Bahamas. Matthew moved parallel to the coast of Florida. Just 12 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, the winds were 130 mph. Matthew went through an eyewall replacement, diminished in strength and made landfall again with 75 mph winds in McClellanville, South Carolina.

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Matthew and Nicole were Category 2 hurricanes at the same time in the Atlantic Basin, which is a first since 1964.

Otto was the farthest south land-falling hurricane in the Atlantic Basin. It made landfall just 20 miles north of the border of Costa Rica. It was also the first Atlantic storm to keep its name when it crossed over Central America and into Pacific Ocean waters.

No storms hit our coast this year, but we did have devastating flooding from tropical moisture and an upper low that parked over our area. Twenty to 30 inches of rain fell Aug. 11-13. State officials said 13 people died.

That's a wrap for hurricane season this year. As always, you can find more information and updates about the weather on Twitter and online.

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